Friday bus fire on I-255 near Dupo

Pictured is the scene from Friday’s bus fire on I-255 near Dupo. (St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency photo)

The Dupo and Columbia fire departments responded about 1:45 p.m. Friday to a fully engulfed bus fire on I-255 southbound at milepost 8 just south of Dupo.

There was no immediate word on if there were any injuries involved with the incident.

The white bus, which had the lettering of Johnson & Sons Plastering of Collinsville on both sides, was a total loss. The scene was cleared by about 2:30 p.m.

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